Ascension from Dual Professions

Chapter 229: Chapter 221: Warrior Breakthrough! Official Level Talent: Power Harmony

The gaunt Lurker had recovered slightly from the daze of the Dragon Might Burst and raised his twin daggers to block.

However, while in his Dragon Flame Dance state, Jon’s Dragon Tail Sweep was augmented by a full 55 points of Piercing Effect. Even a Knight’s breastplate forged from Fine Steel couldn’t have stopped it, so how could a pair of daggers hope to resist?

CLANG! With a sharp ring, the exquisitely crafted daggers were instantly melted and warped by the terrifying heat!

The momentum of Jon’s Longsword didn’t falter as the ferocious Flame Magic Power burst forth!

SLICE!

Like slicing through a soft loaf of bread, Karon’s head was split in two beneath the blade, his remaining body convulsing as it turned to motes of light.

Two slain in the blink of an eye!

Jon’s momentum surged to its absolute peak!

But the scimitar-wielding ranger behind him had completely broken free and closed in for the kill in an instant.

The cold blade whistled through the air as it slashed viciously at the back of his neck!

At the same time, the Splitting Tree Demon’s Demon Vines and the Demonized Ancient Tree’s Metal Bee Cloud had regrouped, surging forward once more like a tide of death!

Jon spun around. Faced with this final, deadly torrent, he took a deep breath, his chest swelling. Piercing, golden-red light seeped from the cracks in his Fire Elemental Armor, like a volcano gathering power for an imminent eruption.

”ROAR—!!!”

Dragon King’s Breath!

Accompanied by a soul-shaking dragon’s roar, the air behind him violently twisted and expanded!

A majestic and ferocious phantom of a Flame Dragon King, formed entirely of raging flames and destructive will, suddenly appeared!

It opened its massive maw, which seemed capable of swallowing the Sun. A terrifying torrent of flame, condensed to the absolute limit and glowing a piercing, incandescent white, spewed forth with a deafening roar! It was like an apocalyptic fire falling from the heavens, carrying with it an absolute heat and a destructive will to incinerate all things!

The crimson-white wave of fire instantly engulfed the Metal Bee Cloud, submerged the Demon Vines, and swallowed the charging ranger!

The metal bees were instantly turned to ash. The tough Demon Vines twisted, carbonized, and crumbled within the flames. As for the last human Professional, he managed only a silent sigh before being annihilated in the inferno!

The pure-white space was dyed crimson. Only a single figure, wreathed in molten lava, stood tall in the heart of the fiery sea, like the very lord of destruction’s inferno!

He panted slightly, leaning on his sword, his ice-blue eyes sweeping over the empty space, where only silence remained.

’So what if I had to face five Official Level enemies at once? Before my full power, they were still helpless.’

As the Demonized Ancient Tree, set ablaze by the dragon’s fire, collapsed and dissipated into light, a grand will made another solemn declaration.

”Illusion Realm 2 conquered. You have passed.”

The flawless white scenery around him dissipated once again, and Jon’s gaze immediately fell upon his system panel.

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[Advanced Trial Task: Dominator (Special Profession Task) - Complete!]

[You have won. Master your Destiny, traveler from afar—]

[Completion Reward: 6 Power, 6 Constitution, 6 Free Attribute Points]

[Talent Illusion Realm has been unlocked. Please select your Official Level talent.]

[Official Level Power has been unlocked. You can now continue to raise your level.]

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Completing the trial and unlocking new power should have been a cause for celebration.

But Jon frowned as he looked at these few lines of notifications.

’Traveler from afar—’

’Is this right? Was the congratulatory message for breaking through to the Official Level like this before?’

A strange feeling lingered in his mind. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t recall if this minor detail was always this way.

’Is it just a coincidence... or the influence of some other existence?’

Something as bizarre as transmigration must have a reason, if one were to dig deep enough.

Coupled with Claudio’s previous mention of an ”Enlightener,” Jon now had reason to believe an unknown power was at work. It was highly likely that Creation Goddess Yino, a figure who should have only existed in the game’s lore, had brought him to this world. And, moreover, she had given him a mission he didn’t yet understand.

But none of this was clear yet. Thinking about it any further would only be a waste of energy.

Besides, that wasn’t the only problem.

Jon suppressed a sliver of doubt and looked back at his panel, allocating his Experience Points to Warrior Apprentice.

With the completion of the Trial Task, he could now max out the level of Warrior Apprentice and officially start down the path of the Sword and Shield Warrior.

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[Warrior Apprentice LV.19 (14400/14400) → Warrior Apprentice LV.20 (MAX)]

[You have leveled up. Power +1, Constitution +1.25 (Constitution Growth Coefficient 25%)]

[Free Attribute Points +1, Skill Points +1]

[Sword and Shield Warrior LV.1 (0/40000), Unlocked]

[Official Level Talent: Power Harmony, Unlocked]

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’As expected, it unlocked as soon as I hit the level requirement...’

As the talent was unlocked, a feeling of becoming more whole washed over Jon’s entire body.

The biggest change was a feeling of lightness in his body. It was as if a single leap could carry him over any obstacle to wherever he wanted to go. By simply focusing, he could perceive things he couldn’t before, like fragments of stone smaller than a pinprick, or even the motes of dust floating in the air.

Jon knew this was because his long-standing weakness—agility—had been improved, combined with the sensory enhancement from his increased Intelligence.

And the reason for this was the effect of his Official Level talent.

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[Power Harmony (Official Level Talent): Your two lowest Attributes will receive a bonus equal to 20% of your highest Attribute (equipment Attributes not included).]

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With the completion of the previous two Trial Tasks and maxing out Warrior Apprentice, he now had an additional 12.5 Constitution.

Adding 10 Free Attribute Points to Constitution gave him another 12.5 Constitution.

Therefore, under the boost from his extremely high Constitution, his lowest Attributes, agility and Intelligence, received a very significant increase.

[Attributes: Power: 40, Constitution: 122+5, agility: 5+24.4, Intelligence: 31+24.4+1, Spirit: 32+1]

Excluding equipment, his agility was now 29.4, and his Intelligence was 55.4!

’Guess I can finally get rid of the ”brick-for-brains Warrior” and ”idiot Mage” titles!’

Jon couldn’t help but marvel as he looked at his current attribute panel.

’Double Attribute Points... it’s a perfect match for this talent.’

He had originally chosen Power Harmony as his Official Level talent to compensate for the disadvantages of his previously extreme stat allocation.

For a main tank, agility might not be a primary Attribute, but letting it get too low is a huge handicap. It leaves you feeling sluggish and ineffective in all sorts of situations.

And an increase to Intelligence or Spirit would help meet the [Willpower] costs of some Skills.

But now, the double Attribute Points from his Dual Professions had transformed this talent from a simple ”patch” for his weaknesses into a crucial method for boosting his Attributes!

In the future, as long as he continued to focus on adding points to Constitution, the bonus from this talent could become even greater than the base stats themselves. He could even manipulate which Attributes received the Power Harmony bonus by adjusting his other stats!

But...

’I already have an Official Level talent. What will happen if I enter the Talent Illusion Realm again?’

Instead of immediately checking the Skills that had returned after he reached the Official Level, Jon’s gaze fell on the notification: [Talent Illusion Realm has been unlocked. Please select your Official Level talent.].

’Don’t tell me I can choose another Official Level talent?’

’That shouldn’t be possible... A Mage getting to choose once is already pushing the limits. If my Warrior side gets to choose too, isn’t that a bit much?’

With a mix of apprehension and doubt, Jon hesitantly clicked on the notification.

[Do you wish to enter the ’Talent Illusion Realm’?]

”Yes!”

His surroundings once again shifted into an illusory scene. But this time, it wasn’t the flawless white space from the Trial Task. Instead, it was a magnificent, starry sky.

Countless meteors, trailing long tails, streaked past him.

Jon was no stranger to this scene.

He had been here before.

He also knew that each of these meteors symbolized an Official Level talent, every one of them on par with, or even stronger than, Power Harmony.

But when he reached out his hand, trying to grasp one of the meteors, he found they were as intangible as phantoms, slipping right through his fingers.

’I can’t catch them...? Then what’s the point of this Talent Illusion Realm?’

The thought surfaced in Jon’s mind. Immediately after, a strange sensation drew his consciousness toward the farthest reaches of the starry sky.

”Witness... Witness the end of this world...”